From 8afa30222c3742b0f663ebb5c4a86634f8fba5fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ethanfel <ethan.fel@ts-pc.fr>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 22:53:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update engine.py

---
 engine.py | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/engine.py b/engine.py
index e0e1c27..ef6d587 100644
--- a/engine.py
+++ b/engine.py
@@ -416,4 +416,14 @@ class SorterEngine:
             # New name already exists
             pass
         finally:
-            conn.close()
\ No newline at end of file
+            conn.close()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def delete_category(name):
+        """Deletes a category and clears any staged tags associated with it."""
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(SorterEngine.DB_PATH)
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+        cursor.execute("DELETE FROM categories WHERE name = ?", (name,))
+        cursor.execute("DELETE FROM staging_area WHERE target_category = ?", (name,))
+        conn.commit()
+        conn.close()
\ No newline at end of file